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Derek Piotr | |
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 Derek Piotr performing traditional music in 2021 in Brooklyn, NYC. | |
| Background information | |
| Genres | Folk Experimental Electronica Electroacoustic Glitch |
| Occupation(s) | Folklorist, vocalist, composer |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals, electronics |
| Years active | 2011–present |
| Labels | LINE Imprint Trente Oiseaux MonotypeRecords DPSR important drone records |
| Website | www |
Derek Piotr is a folklorist, vocalist, and composer. [1] [2]
Piotr released the album Agora in 2011. [3] In 2012 his work was nominated for Prix Ars Electronica. [4]
In 2016, Piotr released the glitch album Drono. [5] [6] Forest People Pop was released in 2017. [7] [8]
His 2018 album Grunt was completed in collaboration with Kevin Drumm. [9] "Grunt" is the Polish word for "earth" or "dirt". [10] The album received mostly positive reviews, [11] with PopMatters describing the material as being "equipped with all of the hypnotic powers of its contemporaries" [12] and Cyclic Defrost calling it "intricately constructed and frequently jarring". [13]
He released the remix EPs Earth Edit and Underlined in 2018, [10] [14] followed by Repeating Bloom in January 2019. [15] He released the album Avia in July 2019. [16]
At the end of 2019, Piotr began researching Appalachian folk music for a new solo album. [17] Through these folklore studies he discovered singer Lena Bare Turbyfill, whose last living daughter he tracked down and recorded in July 2020. [18]
He released his first folk single "Invisible Map" on January 1, 2021. [19] "Invisible Map"'s B-side is a rendition of the folk tune "Barbry Allen". [20] In 2021, Piotr released Making and Then Unmaking, his tenth studio album, which was heavily influenced by his time spent in Appalachia. [21] [22]
Piotr sang in John Read Middle School’s choir and studied music theory and music appreciation at Joel Barlow High School. [23] Growing up in the woods of Redding, Connecticut, Piotr is a longtime outdoor enthusiast and draws inspiration from nature. [24] [25]
Piotr is openly queer, stating, "I don’t want to rest on the privilege of assumption that I am a straight white male. I want to be truthful to where I’m coming from so I don’t get a free pass." [26]
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